Impact Racing is a racing developed by Funcom Dublin Ltd., released 1 July 1996 on PlayStation and Sega Saturn.
What Impact Racing is
Impact Racing is a racing game developed by Funcom Dublin Ltd. and released in 1996. It was published by Acclaim. It is available on PlayStation and Sega Saturn.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Part automotive racing, part shooter, Impact Racing lets you choose from five different cars which vary in degrees of speed, power, engine size, payload, armor strength, and grip. While racing on any of the twelve tracks, your car is capable of destroying other vehicles in its path. Each of the five cars is equipped with an endless supply of laser beams. During the race you can add to the arsenal by collecting heatseekers, mines, exploding firewalls, concussion missiles, and smart bombs. You can also pick up extra time and armor along the way. In order to progress through the game and race in bonus rounds, you must complete the courses and destroy a certain number of cars during an allotted…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Impact Racing holds a critic score of 50 out of 100. That places it above 12% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 1996 averaged 70, so it scored 20 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Impact Racing launched on 1 July 1996, within three weeks of Super Mario 64, Nights Into Dreams..., Star Gladiator Episode I: Final Crusade and Pro Pinball. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Super Mario 64, Nights Into Dreams..., Star Gladiator Episode I: Final Crusade, Pro Pinball.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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